THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING BOOK THAT EVERY INVESTOR SHOULD OWN Peter Lynch is Americas number-one money manager. His mantra: Average investors can become experts in their own field & can pick winning stocks as effectively as Wall Street professionals by doing just a little research. Now in a new introduction written specifically for this edition of One Up on Wall Street " Lynch gives his take on the incredible rise of Internet stocks as well as a list of twenty winning companies of high-tech 90s. That many of these winners are low-tech supports his thesis that amateur investors can continue to reap exceptional rewards from mundane easy-to-understand companies they encounter in their daily lives. Investment opportunities abound for the layperson Lynch says. By simply observing business developments & taking notice of your immediate world -- from the mall to the workplace -- you can discover potentially successful companies before professional analysts do. This jump on the experts is what produces "tenbaggers " the stocks that appreciate tenfold or more & turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer. The former star manager of Fidelitys multibillion-dollar Magellan Fund Lynch reveals how he achieved his spectacular record. Writing with John Rothchild Lynch offers easy-to-follow directions for sorting out the long shots from the no shots by reviewing a companys financial statements & by identifying which numbers "really" count. He explains how to stalk tenbaggers & lays out the guidelines for investing in cyclical turnaround & fast-growing companies. Lynch promises that if you ignore the ups & downs of the market & the endless speculation about interest rates in the long term (anywhere from five to fifteen years) your portfolio will reward you. This advice has proved to be timeless & has made " One Up on Wall Street" a number-one bestseller. & now this classic is as valuable in the new millennium as ever." ...

A frightened child approaches Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco pleading for help. Nobody believes Gaias story that a relation wants to kill her
- & neither does he. Beset by his own family troubles by his new responsibilities as Procurator of the Sacred Poultry & by the continuing search for a new partner he turns her away. Immediately he regrets it. Gaia has been selected as the new Vestal Virgin & when she disappears Falco is officially asked to investigate. Finding Gaia is then a race against time ending in Falcos most terrifying exploit yet...
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Christy Moore is in every sense Irelands folk hero. Mentor to a whole generation of Irish musicians he holds a unique place in musical history. In l 992 he broke all attendance records during 12 packed nights at the Point in Dublin. In the UK he fills concert halls around the country. In l 997 he announced that he was taking an extended break from touring & recording. It was headline news in Irel&. So was his comeback which began in l 999. Set to be an enormous best-seller his autobiography marries both songs & memories. Around 250 of his favourite lyrics are accompanied by his memories around the song itself & his life. Each entry is fresh direct honest & spontaneous
- like the most intimate diary. Through it he charts his life from drunk to sober bar-room guitar player to international singer-songwriter.
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I hired you as a novelty an attraction the most notorious woman in London... London July 1813. Once the toast of the ton Lottie Cummings is now notorious for being divorced
- & without a penny. Shunned by society the destitute beauty is forced to become a Covent Garden courtesan. Refusing to oblige her customers Lotties about to be turned out onto the streets Until a dangerous rake saves her with a scandalous offer. The illegitimate son of a Duke Ethan Ryder rose to the ranks of Napoleons most trusted cavalry officer
- until his capture landed him in England as prisoner of war. Now on parole Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet. But he needs to create a spectacular diversion. & having infamous Lottie as his mistress will lull everyone into thinking hes busily bedding her instead of plotting deadly treason...

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When Little Hedgehogs nest is blown away in a terrible storm he wraps up warmly & sets off for Badgers house. On his way Hedgehog meets lots of animals shivering in the wind & snow. One by one he gives them his cosy mittens hat & scarf. But will Little Hedgehog make it through the storm to safety? ...

One winters night a badger arrives in the forest cold & hungry. There is little food this harsh wintertime but something special about the kind gentle badger moves fox Mouse & Hare. They each help as best they can & badger goes on his way. But the storms are getting worse & the animals start to worry... ...

ONE WINTERS NIGHT Riley Westmoreland never mixes business with pleasure
- until he meets his companys gorgeous new party planner.
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A brother & sister spend their day playing on the beach by a rock pool. They create their own tiny marine world in a bucket & with its wildlife shells oil & even a tin can it is a microcosm of the larger world outside. With a series of stunning watercolours the multi award-winning Michael Foreman makes clear his underlying concern about pollution within the environment. ...

A free world-class education for anyone anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer & hedge funders online tutoring sessions with his niece who was struggling with algebra into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students parents & teachers use the Khan Academys free videos & software which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; & Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators Khan rethinks existing assumptions & imagines what education could be if freed from them. & his core idea
- liberating teachers from lecturing & state-mandated calendars & opening up class time for truly human interaction
- has become his lifes passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age & people of all ages & backgrounds flock to the site to utilise this fresh approach to learning. In THE ONE WORLD SCHOOLHOUSE Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education as well as his own remarkable story for the first time. More than just a solution THE ONE WORLD SCHOOLHOUSE serves as a call for free universal global education & an explanation of how Khans simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal.

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Kipper has made a new year resolution not to throw snowballs at Tiger. He manages to keep to this for a whole month but in February it snows! This wonderful picture book explores the fun that Kipper & Tiger have every month of the year through the photos that Kipper takes. & at the end of the year Kipper finds out that Tiger has a long memory & hasn't forgotten the snowball in February! ...